Francis Biggam to Stephen F. Austin, 01-08-1825

Sir I now for the first time Cince I left you embrace the
oppertunity to write to inform you of my Situation and interest relitive
to the brases and the reasons of my Detenshions Cinse I Came home
I have been in Georgia and South Carolina and should have started
to the Brasses imadeantly on my arival from Georgia if I was not
compeled to attend two suits of law which I had instituated some
time before I went out to see you one for the killer of my negroe
and the oather against a villin for altring a Hog marke which will
bee Detarmed in all in Aprile and I then flatter my self that some
time in may I shall have the pleasure of seeing you acompined by
my brouther and family as it will not bee in Merritt 's power to Come
for a short time as hee has a great Deale of business to sittle but will
bring a hand to improve his piase I shall bring my familey by
water and am about to start to orlains to procure a vessel for that
purpose Mr. Williams the bearer of this has confirmed me in my
most sanguin oppinion of the brasses [Brazos] being the most Desirable part
of the Continant I have said and Don every thing I Could in its
favour but how can I stand against prejudice and folshoods but
time will Dispele the hate and I hope I shall live to see it improve
and flurish I have been informed that you have Designated my
lands and I have now Doubt but there situation in point of
advantage is Calculated to please on my arival as I have made loud
expetations on that head as I often thinke and speake of the lands on
the mile — [illegible] as that seems to bee my favourat spot but
shall ref ar all to my arivale as I flater my self that I shall ever find
a Cincere friend in you for if I was not confirmed in that opinion I
Could [be] happy and make money where I am you will present my
best wishes to all my friends with you Mr Tong Corle Pettes and
familey Mr Bell and familey and all acquentences I Could sitt and
write a volum to you on the subject of the braces [Brazos] but as the
time is short [until] I shall arive I will wave the subject to then and
I hope you will accept my best wishes for your health and happiness
and that I shall soon bee one to ad to the number of your Contry and
as such I will subscribe my self your friend and obt St.